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A B O U T T H E C OV E R Featured on the front cover is a photograph provided to Leaf Magazines by Mothership Glass and captured by Lucas Reilly. This shot showcases Mothership’s most recent Hologram Series, titled Adrift. From left to right, you’ll find a Cerulean Bubble Cap, Smoke Mirage Exosphere, Smoke Mirage Egg, and a Dark Blue Moonstone Klein, to name a few. Learn more about their wonderous company through an in-depth interview as well as a Leaf Life podcast with owner Scott Deppe. Head over to their website for details on their next release!
PHOTO by LUCAS REILLY @PHOTOJOURNALUCAS LUCASREILLY.COM @MOTHERSHIPGLASS MOTHERSHIPGLASS.COM
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WES ABNEY | FOUNDER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
BOBBY BLACK, FEATURES JOSHUA BOULET, ILLUSTRATION TOM BOWERS, FEATURES EARLY, PRODUCTION MAX EARLY, FEATURES WYATT EARLY, FEATURES STEVE ELLIOTT, NATIONAL NEWS SAMUEL FARLEY, FEATURES + PHOTOS BAILEY JONSON, FEATURES + PHOTOS ERIC KAYNE, PHOTOS DAN MCCARTHY, FEATURES BOBBY NUGGZ, FEATURES + PHOTOS JEFF PORTERFIELD, DESIGN MIKE RICKER, FEATURES MEGHAN RIDLEY, EDITING O’HARA SHIPE, FEATURES CHARLES TAGGART, FEATURES + PHOTOS SLY VEGAS, PHOTOS JAMIE VICTOR, ILLUSTRATION WINDHOME, PHOTOS JAMIE ZILL, PHOTOS
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Editor’s Note Thanks for picking up The Glass Issue of the Leaf ! I MADE MY FIRST PIPE out of an L-shaped carburetor part that I cleaned and polished into a workable Cannabis smoking device in my dad’s auto shop. This was back when smoking weed meant choosing between an apple, a pop can – or the one friend who was lucky enough to have a disgustingly resinated pipe. These early days of Cannabis slummery gave me an immense appreciation for clean and functional art, which we have documented in the Leaf for a decade now. One of my earliest stoner memories was buying a bong (tobacco water pipe) for the first time at Piece of Mind, with a feeling of sexy fear that came with smoking an illegal drug in an inspiring way. Walking through the glass shop full of colorful art shaped my view of Cannabis as more than just a drug to consume, but a lifestyle defined by art that is delivering the best feeling in the world: getting baked!
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TODAY, GLASS CULTURE HAS BLOWN UP INTO AN ACCEPTED FORM OF MAINSTREAM ART THAT’S RAPIDLY EXPLODING IN AWARENESS AND VALUE.
Today, glass culture has blown up into an accepted form of mainstream art that’s rapidly exploding in awareness and value. Custom pieces fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars and get millions of views on social media – transfixing the heady community with innovative displays of art that will get you stoned just looking at them. And on a more functional level, each piece made by hand carries the energy of the artist into each sesh – with the intention of the creator carrying the smoke and vapor into the lungs of a lucky recipient. It is an honor to be featuring the legendary Mothership Glass and Scott Deppe – who also came on @leaflifepodcast to talk about the history and vision of Mothership – along with a ton of other amazing glass artists in this visually enticing edition of the magazine. We have unique pieces spotlighted in all editions, with different artists highlighted in each, and I hope you take a look at our brand new website – leafmagazines.com – to see our complete gallery and tons of other unique content, podcasts, and the highlarious Stoney Baloney. Remember to buy American glass whenever possible, to support your local head shop or glass artist, and to always smoke from clean glass!
-Wes Abney APR. 2021
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